laird387 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Hi, Loch Eild Path in the 1966 Scottish, finds Ray Sayer on his works Triumph Tiger Cub, in confident mood. Note Ed Stott, with armband, in the background. Enjoy. Edited February 17, 2014 by laird387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Hi, No event can run without the support of a band of people willing to act as an official - and in the case of an extended event such as the Scottish, this means, literally, an army of supporters. Here in the 1968 Scottish are two such volunteers running a numbers control at the foot of 'German Camp', with the card, Ed Stott assisted by Don Milne, with cigarette, plus unknown rider. But the true story is that, like so many others, these volunteers were there year after year, travelling up from West Middlesex, paying hotel and food bills for more than a week, and then, as officials, probably not seeing much of the action - the control points were rarely at the real points of interest of a section. Never forget their efforts. Edited February 17, 2014 by laird387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Hi, The next negative in the pile as I sort through the archive is this view of the West Middlesex Scottish volunteers, seen in 1960 at the top of the 'Devil's Staircase' waiting for the first riders to arrive, L to R, Tony Durrant, Ed Stott, Derek Murdoch and A Milburn. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks2 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Hi, Loch Eild Path in the 1966 Scottish, finds Ray Sayer on his works Triumph Tiger Cub, in confident mood. Note Ed Stott, with armband, in the background. Enjoy. Hi Spectator Spotting again :- Can't see Ed Stott, have you cropped him out. But I can see Bob Snelling, extreme right, and Mick Dismore. Who's the guy taking the cine ??? anybody ??? Hi, No event can run without the support of a band of people willing to act as an official - and in the case of an extended event such as the Scottish, this means, literally, an army of supporters. Here in the 1968 Scottish are two such volunteers running a numbers control at the foot of 'German Camp', with the card, Ed Stott assisted by Don Milne, with cigarette, plus unknown rider. But the true story is that, like so many others, these volunteers were there year after year, travelling up from West Middlesex, paying hotel and food bills for more than a week, and then, as officials, probably not seeing much of the action - the control points were rarely at the real points of interest of a section. Never forget their efforts. I reckon the rider is again Ray Sayer. He would be riding the AJS 37AT that year. Edited February 17, 2014 by sparks2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hi. A Ray Biddle photograph of Donald Reid tackling Bay Hill in the 1952 Scottish Six Days trial with the factory James that Donald christened ‘Little Mo’ which carried him to the Best Scottish rider and earned him his second Special First award. The bike was developed by Bill Lomas and had very useful ground clearance, using a 21” front and a 4.00 x 19” rear, unusual for small capacity machines of the time. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Hi, Hal Tozer with Jack Wilkes in the chair storms Town Hall Brae in the centre of Fort William, a sight that always attracted massive crowds of spectators - including the schoolchildren on the wall. who were given time out of school to watch 'the motey bikes'. Hal won the sidecar premier award in the 1948 and 1950 Scottish. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Hi, Immediately after the '39-'45 war, Britain was subject to rationing of food, clothing but, most of all, to petrol rationing. The organisers were keen to get the Scottish back under way, but knew that persuading riders to give up their precious petrol allocation just to get to Scotland and ride in a trial was not only unlikely - but practically impossible - for most machines the monthly allocation would not be enough to get them round a Scottish course........ Someone had a bright idea. They suggested to the government of the day, that servicemen and civilians alike were in vital need of a relaxing break after all the stresses of wartime - and a 'Holiday in the Highlands' could be just that sort of relaxing break. If only there could be a separate petrol allocation for the task....... The ruse worked - a separate 'ration allocation' was made available to all wanting to enjoy the 'Holiday in the Highlands' and the well-known saying was born. Here are a lucky pair enjoying that ration, Hal Tozer and Jack Wilkes attack Mamore in the 1947 event. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Hi, Peter Marr, works Francis-Barnett, struggles for grip on Craig-an-eilen in the 1954 Scottish, photographed by Ray Biddle. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Hi, In the 1969 Scottish, Ray Sayer rode the works AJS 37AT, although a very reserved person, Ray was less than impressed with the bike. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi, It's 1961 on the 'Devil's Staircase' and Ian Williamson, on his works Francis-Barnett is steadily climbing onwards and upwards. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi, Another dearly missed friend, the late Jimmy Sandiford, with his works Francis-Barnett on Mamore in the 1960 Scottish. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi, A young Jonathon Tye on his works Francis-Barnett 150cc, on his way to winning the 150cc award in the 1958 Scottish. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Hi, On a Bultaco in the 1966 Scottish, where he took the Best Newcomer award, Arthur Dovey on the lower Ben Nevis sections. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Hi, Many will recall this superb atmospheric picture, used by AMC in display advertisements and also on sales posters in the early 1950s. It shows Dick Clayton on his works Matchless G3C riding Kinlochourn in the 1952 event with the magnificent backdrop that could only be found in the Scottish Highlands. This section has not been used for many years, probably because much of the old track the riders used to follow has been lost under a new road development. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) Hi, One of the unluckiest Scottish Six Days stories must be that of George Fisher, the brilliant Francis-Barnett exponent who later helped ‘sort’ the Triumph Tiger Cub trials. Seen here in 1955 on Creag-an-Eilein on the Tuesday. George had finished in runner-up spot the previous year two marks behind Artie Ratcliffe. Then in 1955 he repeated the performance, finishing just a single mark adrift of the winner, Jeff Smith. Jeff had held the singleton lead halfway through Wednesday, then lost it to share the lead with George on Thursday. Friday morning included the Staircase, where Jeff was put on his mettle by a fall just before his attempt, which he made with a clean on all three subs. George needed just one prod, which meant a single mark lost since the Staircase was a Star hill, the system introduced that year where certain ‘Star’ hills were marked 0-1-3-5. On most other hills it was 0-3-5 so a single dab would have dropped three marks! Both were clean on the Saturday run back to Edinburgh and they finished Jeff 20. George 21 and Gordon Jackson (who had footed on the Staircase) 22. Enjoy. Edited April 23, 2014 by laird387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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